Ex Parte RAGHUPATHI et al - Page 7


                       Appeal No. 2001-1025                                                                                 Page 7                             
                       Application No.  09/191,974                                                                                                             
                                                                   OTHER ISSUES                                                                                
                                Patent applications that contain a disclosure of an unbranched sequence                                                        
                       of four or more amino acids must comply with the requirements of 37 C.F.R.                                                              
                       §§ 1.821-1.825.  We note that an unbranched sequence of six amino acid is set                                                           
                       forth on page 4 of appellants’ specification.  However, it does not appear that                                                         
                       appellants have complied with the requirements of 37 C.F.R. §§ 1.821-1.825.                                                             
                       Prior to any further action, the examiner and appellants should work together to                                                        
                       insure that these requirements are met.                                                                                                 

                                                                      REVERSED                                                                                 


                                                   Sherman D. Winters                             )                                                            
                                                   Administrative Patent Judge                    )                                                            
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                                                                                                  ) BOARD OF PATENT                                            
                                                   Toni R. Scheiner                              )                                                            
                                                   Administrative Patent Judge                    )   APPEALS AND                                              
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                                                   Donald E. Adams                                )                                                            
                                                   Administrative Patent Judge                    )                                                            


                       DA/dym                                                                                                                                  














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